Alpine Orchestra Incorporated

THE ALPINE ORCHESTRA, FOUNDED IN 1991, IS A COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SERVING THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY.  OUR MUSICIANS ARE DRAWN FROM THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY AREA AND ARE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.  THEY ARE BOUND TOGETHER BY THEIR ENTHUSIASM AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM AND SHARE THE GREAT CLASSICAL SYMPHONIC MUSIC WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.   THE ORCHESTRA WELCOMES TALENTED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY STRING PLAYERS, TO PARTICIPATE IN REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES.  WITHOUT STRING PLAYERS THERE IS NO ORCHESTRA, AND THIS OPPORTUNITY FILLS A HUGE VOID IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA SINCE THERE IS NO STRING PROGRAM IN ANY OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS.  IDEALLY THE PRESENCE OF AN ORCHESTRA WILL PROVIDE FUTURE INCENTIVE TO INCLUDE THESE IMPORTANT MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS.